Downtown in Rockford in Winnebago County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Victory
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 17, 2023
1. Victory Marker
(Left panel) To all Veterans, to our neighbors and friends, to the men and women who served in every branch of the Armed Forces in time of war or peace, we dedicate this memorial. Remembered here before us are brave veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf conflicts. United by love of country and service to each other we celebrate our ethnic diversity as we salute each individual's victory of courage over fear and hardship. We will not forget our comrades who died.
(Right panel) Charles E. Box, Mayor Eugene R. Quinn, County Board Chairman
Monument Committee
Col. Joseph T. Vecchio, Chairman Kurt Bell Alderman Victory Bell John H. Berg Alderman Patrick D. Curran Daniel A. Lindberg Joseph Mella Jim Reid David F. Winters
Sculptor-Gene Horvath
Dedicated May 30, 1994. Funds for this monument came from the Veterans' War Memorial Fund established through sale of Camp Grant land at the end of World War II. The Sculptor, Gene Horvath, donated the greater part of his time.
Erected 1994 by War Memorial Fund, Gene Horvath.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, 1st Iraq & Desert Storm • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II.
Location.
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Regionally, this memorial is in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Jesse Barloga's Architecture (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ho-no-ne-gah (approx. 0.2 miles away); The William Brown Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cheap Trick / Germanicus Kent (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stephen Mack (approx. 6½ miles away); Black Hawk (approx. 6½ miles away); Theodore Roosevelt (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockford.
Photographed by Mark Parker, July 17, 2023
2. Full view of Victory Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
